Nicole faced some serious compeTITion from the international Voluptuous community including Kerry Marie (last year's champion of chest), Angela White and Cherry Brady. But as we always say, in the end there can be only one and it was Nicole, winning V-Mag Model of the Year with 5427 votes, . In her private life, Nicole keeps busy with her artwork and estimates she has completed 50 paintings that meet her personal standards. "It's always been a hobby, I didn't wake up one day and decide I wanted to paint, it was just something I did throughout my childhood," Nicole said. To aspiring painters, she offers this advice: "If you want to paint, just don't let anything hold you back. If you want to sell your paintings, exhibitions are a great, cheap way of doing so. If you haven't been to art college, don't worry. I don't think you need qualifications to paint. I don't have any!"